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oversocked adj. Drunk since last orders, and dressed in two pairs of socks for reasons no longer recoverable. Embrey arrived oversocked, having prepared for a journey that ended in the hallway. oversoftnessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced by morning to a person who cannot negotiate hard furniture. oversolemnitied adj. Reduced by drink to treating the bar tab as a document of constitutional importance. Shawen became oversolemnitied and proposed a minute's silence before ordering pudding. oversolicitousnessed adj. Softened by drink into offering a lift, an umbrella and financial advice to strangers in the rain. oversolicituded (/ˌəʊvəsəˈlɪsɪˌtjuːdd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into correcting everyone's posture, glassware and route home. Crystan became oversolicituded and rearranged the table before ordering another round. oversophisticationed adj. Loosened by drink into rejecting ordinary words in favour of elaborate ones nobody requested. oversouled (/ˈəʊvəˌsəʊld/) adj. Emboldened by drink to announce the spiritual unity of everyone present, including the barmaid. Rosina became oversouled and attempted to reconcile two strangers over a shared metaphysical essence. oversoulinged adj. Slowed by drink to prolong every syllable through several unnecessary changes of pitch. Anisur got oversoulinged and sang the word ‘cheers’ through the entire interval. overspaciousnessed adj. Drunk and treating every empty chair as territory requiring immediate personal occupation. overspecialisationed adj. Drunk to the point where every decision is delegated to one narrow and irrelevant expertise. Aljaquan got overspecialisationed and chose the taxi solely on its knowledge of paving materials. overspecializationed (/ˌəʊvəˌspɛʃəlɪˈzeɪʃn̩d/) adj. Drunk enough to believe one particular skill qualifies you to manage the entire evening. Desaree became overspecializationed and appointed herself responsible for all coat-related logistics. overspecificationed adj. Drunk past the point of ordering a drink without stating its precise temperature, ancestry and intended destination. overspecificitied adj. Drunk beyond saying what happened without adding an exact time, angle, witness and irrelevant measurement. Twyla became overspecificitied and reconstructed the queue to the lavatory by individual shoe. overspeculationed adj. Drunk in a way that turns buying another round into a high-risk investment strategy. overspeeded (/ˌəʊ.vəˈspiːdd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every corridor becomes a permitted rate rather than a physical limit. overspended adj. Drunk to a degree that the evening's expenditure exceeds both intention and available cash. Rickard became overspended and discovered he had bought supper for an entire table.